| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Hong Kong Signature Sale 3111 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 37015 Price realized: 200 USD (Approx. 186 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Canada Anticosti Island Pattern 1/8 Penny 1870-Dated MS64 Brown NGC, London mint, KM-XPN1. Dies prepared at the Paris mint purportedly for Honduras. The "Unusual" book notes that the attribution for these Patterns to Anticosti Island was first published by Scott Stamp and Coin Co. in their Catalog of Canadian Coins, Medals and Tokens (1890). https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/anticosti-island/canada-anticosti-island-pattern-1-8-penny-1870-dated-ms64-brown-ngc-/a/3111-37015.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3111-12092023 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 100-150 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Nomos AG > Auction 31 | Auction date: 23 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 144 Price realized: 67,500 CHF (Approx. 75,058 USD / 69,106 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. Pattern 5 Drachmai 1869 (Gold, 17 mm, 1.60 g, 6 h), Paris mint, struck from dies prepared by the engraver Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / E (=Essai). Youthful head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Laurel wreath containing the denomination and date, 10 / ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ / 1869 in three lines; below wreath, E (=Essai) . Divo P75. Karamitsos T.51 (this coin mentioned). KM E9. Graded by NGC "PF 65 CAMEO". Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number:2908889-007. From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, and from the collection of Dimitri Loulakakis, Spink 5, 18 May 1979, 233 (this piece may be the same as the example that appeared as lot 145 of Hess-Leu [8], 29 October 1957). The first set of modern Greek gold coin patterns dates to 1869, and it is probable that only 10 sets were produced. These coins are notably rare, and individual pieces seldom appear, much less groups of them, especially in such high grade as the ones here. Starting price: 50000 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1157 Price realized: 30,000 USD (Approx. 27,477 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bombay Presidency. 1662-1835. AR Anglina (24mm, 11.79 g, 9h). Bombay mint. Undated, but struck 1676 to 1692. Company coat-of arms; shield surrounded by floral design / MONETΛ · BOMBΛIENSIS, PΛX/DEO in two lines; · below Λ. CEEIC 1.8; Pridmore 17; KM 140. In NGC encapsulation 6381640-002, graded AU 53. Conservatively graded by NGC in our opinion. Reverse slightly off center. Richly toned. A handsome and well struck example of this very rare and and desirable type. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; F. Pridmore Collection (Part II, Glendining, 18 October 1982), lot 449, purchased from Spink, February 1983; H. A. Parsons Collection (Part II, Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 886. When Charles II married Catherine of Braganza in 1662, part of her large dowry was the island of Bombay, which had previously been a Portuguese possession. It was not until 1665, however, that Bombay became a possession of the East India Company. It is recorded that the first inquiries were made about obtaining minting equipment from London late in 1668, but it was only in 1672 that the Company wrote back to the President and Council in Surat, agreeing that '...Wee doe thinck it convenient for us to have a coyne of our owne there. Wee would have you therefore consider of such a coyne, soe as it bee not our Kings Majesties or any stampe resembling the same, and of such sorts as will best suite with the traffique and exchange of the country, both in bigger and lesser speties. And if you shall find it necessary to have for change a small sort of copper coyne, let it apeare to be what it is , but what you shall coyne of gold or silver, let it have an intrinsique value as to what it is stampt for, that it may be to our honnor and the begetting and preserving the esteeme thereof.'. A subsequent letter, dated December 21 1672, sheds interesting light on the Company's motives for striking its own coinage, noting that 'We had often serious debate, and tooke the best advise we could of the banians, sherofifs, and others that could direct us; and have concluded that the gold and silver coyne shall be exactly in weight and finenesse equall with the rupee of Surratt. The reason is because they will vend the more currantly in the neighbouring countrys of the Portuguese, Sevagee and Decan, and in time probably passe as currantly in payments, which will be a notable accommodation to the trade of the island, if we can bring it soe about. The specimen offered here is an extremely rare example of the third type of silver anglina issued, introduced in 1676. Unlike the two previous types, it omits the Company's title from the marginal legend around the coat of arms, and replaces the longer A DEO PAX ET INCREMENTUM ('From God come Peace and Profit') used on the earlier silver coins with the much shorter PAX DEO ('Peace from God'). In accordance with the letters quoted above, its weight was intended to be equivalent to that of contemporary Surat rupees (although it seems that these were felt to be of slightly better fineness and weight than early anglinas), and these new coins were intended to play their part in the Company's continued expansion and growth into India. Estimate: 15000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 53014 Price realized: 10,000 USD (Approx. 9,119 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CANADA. Newfoundland. Bronze Cent Pattern, 1864. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Red Brown. cf. KM-1 (for regular issue); NF-18. Plain edge, coin alignment. Tied with just two others for the top spot in the PCGS census, this immensely alluring and enticing Gem pattern issue is fully awash in captivating lustrous brilliance and a light red-brown hue. Meanwhile, some aspects of cerise and magenta are evident as one cradles the specimen back and forth, setting in motion even more impressive eye appeal. A truly delightful RARITY that will undoubtedly be highly appreciated. To view all items from the Harvey Richer Collection, click here. From the Harvey Richer Collection. Ex: Prager Collection of Canadian Specimen Coins. Professor Harvey Brian Richer (1944-2023) was a major figure in the sphere of Canadian numismatics, writing two authoritative books on the subject, The Gold Coins of Newfoundland, 1865-1888, and 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens. A long-time collector whose day job included groundbreaking research in astronomy and physics at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Richer also published more than 175 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature and Science. Richer was born and raised in Montreal, but relocated to British Columbia in the early 1970s, serving as Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UBC for over fifty years. He reveled in collaborating with his peers both locally and globally to further our understanding of the evolution of stellar astrophysics, and passionately devoted his time to exploring the cosmos. In 2014, Richer was named the recipient of the Carlyle S. Beals Award of the Canadian Astronomical Society, given for lifetime achievement. He was also named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the foremost academic society in Canada and of similar stature to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in the United States. The Harvey B. Richer Gold Medal for Early Career Research in Astronomy was established in 2016 thanks to a generous gift from Professor Richer. Estimate: $6000 - $8000 |  |
Match 4:
| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61364 | Auction date: 17 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 21065 Price realized: 800 USD (Approx. 735 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bolivia Philip IV "Capitana" Counterstamped 7-1/2 Reales ND (1651-1652)-P VF Details (Sea Salvaged) NGC, Potosi mint, KM-C19.22, Cal-Type 327. Countermark (C/S VF Standard) Crowned L on (host) 8 Reales P-O (Cal-Type 327). A survivor from the great transition of the Potosi mint, displaying a bold stamp and well-defined peripheries with full assayers. Organized by the assayers and other mint workers, the plan behind the "Potosi Scandal" was to reduce the purity of their coins while the thieves kept the remaining silver for themselves. The impacts were immense, even shaking Spain's reputation with the Asian trade, where merchants had the upmost trust for the Spanish Cob's silver quality. A transition of coinages occurred, full of unsuccessful attempts to uniformize the currency, one of them being the countermarking of the scandal coins with Crowned letters (or crowns alone), reducing the 8 Reales to 7 1/2 Reales. To set in stone the "New Potosi mint", a new style of Cobs was created (Pillars and Waves) and the scandal coins, countermarked or not, were to be re-melted/destroyed. The wreck of the Capitana, or the lead ship of the Spanish South Seas (Pacific) Fleet, would become the largest loss ever experienced by the Spanish armada. After striking the Punta Santa Elena reefs, The Jesus María de la Limpia Concepción lost a reported 3,000,000 pesos of silver, extended to a total of approximately 10 million pesos when considering the un-recorded contraband and treasure aboard. Sadly, due to the unregistered cargo that was stored atop the anchor cables and foredeck, the crew was unable to use the anchors for safe stoppage. For context, the entire annual silver production in Peru was around 6-7 million pesos, suggesting that the Concepción was carrying almost one and a half years of peso production. For eight years after the wreck, the Spanish managed to salvage a vast majority of the lost 'official' 3 million pesos and would later recover even more coins, causing a scandal due to the mismatch of monetary records. Ironically, and sadly, the main salvager of the wreck was the Concepción's silver master, Bernardo de Campos, who is blamed for the overload of unregistered contraband that contributed to the ship's tragedy. The lowest deck would be unreachable until modern divers and salvaging equipment were used during the mid-1990s. After equally splitting the recovered coins with the Ecuadorian government in 1998, officially around 2,500 coins would appear at auction in 1999. These were almost exclusively Potosí 8 and 4 Reales that were in excellent condition, including countermarked issues (1649-1652), transitional issues of 1652, and post-transitional pillars-and-waves cobs (1653-1654). https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/bolivia-philip-iv-capitana-counterstamped-7-1-2-reales-nd-1651-1652-p-vf-details-sea-salvaged-ngc-/a/61364-21065.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61364-03172024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
Match 5:
| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61364 | Auction date: 17 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 21067 Price realized: 650 USD (Approx. 597 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bolivia Philip IV "Capitana" Counterstamped 7-1/2 Reales ND (1651-1652)-P VG Details (Sea Salvaged) NGC, Potosi mint, KM-C19.22, Cal-Type 327. Accompanied by COA. Countermark (C/S VF Standard) Crowned F on (host) 8 Reales 1651 P-E (Cal-1491). A survivor from the great transition of the Potosi mint, offered with bold stamp and full date. Organized by the assayers and other mint workers, the plan behind the "Potosi Scandal" was to reduce the purity of their coins while the thieves kept the remaining silver for themselves. The impacts were immense, even shaking Spain's reputation with the Asian trade, where merchants had the upmost trust for the Spanish Cob's silver quality. A transition of coinages occurred, full of unsuccessful attempts to uniformize the currency, one of them being the countermarking of the scandal coins with Crowned letters (or crowns alone), reducing the 8 Reales to 7 1/2 Reales. To set in stone the "New Potosi mint", a new style of Cobs was created (Pillars and Waves) and the scandal coins, countermarked or not, were to be re-melted/destroyed. The wreck of the Capitana, or the lead ship of the Spanish South Seas (Pacific) Fleet, would become the largest loss ever experienced by the Spanish armada. After striking the Punta Santa Elena reefs, The Jesus María de la Limpia Concepción lost a reported 3,000,000 pesos of silver, extended to a total of approximately 10 million pesos when considering the un-recorded contraband and treasure aboard. Sadly, due to the unregistered cargo that was stored atop the anchor cables and foredeck, the crew was unable to use the anchors for safe stoppage. For context, the entire annual silver production in Peru was around 6-7 million pesos, suggesting that the Concepción was carrying almost one and a half years of peso production. For eight years after the wreck, the Spanish managed to salvage a vast majority of the lost 'official' 3 million pesos and would later recover even more coins, causing a scandal due to the mismatch of monetary records. Ironically, and sadly, the main salvager of the wreck was the Concepción's silver master, Bernardo de Campos, who is blamed for the overload of unregistered contraband that contributed to the ship's tragedy. The lowest deck would be unreachable until modern divers and salvaging equipment were used during the mid-1990s. After equally splitting the recovered coins with the Ecuadorian government in 1998, officially around 2,500 coins would appear at auction in 1999. These were almost exclusively Potosí 8 and 4 Reales that were in excellent condition, including countermarked issues (1649-1652), transitional issues of 1652, and post-transitional pillars-and-waves cobs (1653-1654). https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/bolivia-philip-iv-capitana-counterstamped-7-1-2-reales-nd-1651-1652-p-vg-details-sea-salvaged-ngc-/a/61364-21067.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61364-03172024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
